About the 'Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco®'

Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco® (IFF) is an annual event showcasing the independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world.

IFF is also a platform for the Iranian filmmakers living around the globe to express their vision and talent through the artistic medium of film.

Iranian Film Festival (IFF) was established by the organizers of the Tiburon International Film Festival [www.TiburonFilmFestival.com], a (501)(c)(3) nonprofit cultural, education and arts organization, to celebrate the Iranian film and culture in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

IFF is open to all genres.

To submit your film, send a DVD and a press kit [synopsis, bio, and some stills from your film] to the address below.

On the Road with Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami is the most acclaimed Iranian film director whose films have won prizes all around the world. In this film he gives a rare and frank interview about his work, and journeys out of Tehran to meet Babak Ahmadpoor the now grown up star of his famous trilogy, which started with WHERE IS THE FRIENDS HOUSE. On the journey Kiarostami picks up the camera himself , producing images of pure poetry.

John ArcherProducer

John Archer is a creative leader with considerable experience in film and television production, setting up successful new ventures and spotting and developing new talent. He was head of Music and Arts at BBC Scotland and the founding Chief Executive of Scottish Screen. He has produced and executive produced over 500 hours of network television, from Billy Connolly's World Tours of Scotland and Australia which reached audiences of over nine million in the UK and sold widely around the world, to the major international documentary series The Director's Place. Since joining Hopscotch Films he's produced Writing Scotland and Detox or Die.